About Michelle
Michelle Uribe is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California. She focuses on common concerns like stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, relationship struggles, parenting strains, and ADHD. Michelle speaks plainly and aims to make first steps feel manageable for someone who is nervous or unsure.
She spent years working in both schools and clinical settings before moving into independent practice. That mix means she understands everyday pressures from home, work, and school-related systems.
Background and approach
Michelle draws on client-centered principles and adapts her approach to each person's situation. Sessions are collaborative conversations. Michelle listens first and then offers practical tools you can try between visits.
She helps people build routines, communication habits, and coping strategies that fit their daily life. Michelle pays attention to attachment patterns, blended family issues, codependency, and social anxiety when those themes affect how someone feels and functions. She also supports people coping with trauma, self-harm urges, and mood disorders by helping them break problems into smaller steps and safer choices.
Her aim is to tailor treatment plans to each client's needs and goals. Michelle stresses respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every session. She helps people set realistic goals and take steady steps toward more manageable days.
Approaches that fit into everyday life
Evidence-based techniques are used in straightforward ways to address daily challenges. Client-centered work focuses on listening and building on each person's strengths to set meaningful goals and improve relationships. Behavioral and practical strategies help create routines, manage symptoms like inattention or anxiety, and produce small, achievable changes in day-to-day functioning.Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss options and try methods that match a client's needs, goals, and preferences. That process may involve trying different tools over a few sessions and adjusting plans based on what helps most.
Online formats offer real advantages for busy lives. Video calls recreate a face-to-face conversation and work well for in-depth talks. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier on low-energy days. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions, share short updates, or use brief coaching when schedules are tight. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, school, or family routines without long commutes.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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